Peking, Jan. 14.
The American Government, after a survey of the condition of Chin-tartling Report of Tuchun's Attempt to Raise Funds A well-informed and unbiassed Chinese correspondent has given the '"'North-China Daily News" some startling information of the efforts of General Chi Shih-yuan, Tuchun of Kiangsu, to raise money. associated with Mr. Frank Smyth lose students in America, estimates Peneral Chi is reported to be in the business of Messrs. Vernon that a subsidy of G.$150,000 will be be secretly negotiating with certain Smyth, sharebrokers. Mr. Dick, required ta finance the students foreign (it is said Italian) interests in the words of one of his friends, through the present year. for the sale of the two forts (East was "'a clubbable man and liked by and West) at Pukow for the sum everybody." In recent months he of $800,000. The land, which is at won a further measure of respect present being used as a canton-from all who knew him by the ment, is many hundred mow in
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